Double more-than symbol in JavaScript

Question

What does this: >> mean in JavaScript?

Seen in this context:

document.onkeydown = document.onkeyup = function(e,v,y,k) {
  (i=e.keyCode-37)>>2 || (keys[i] = e.type[5]&&1||(0))
}

Answer 1

>> is the bitwise right shift operator.

For example: 4 >> 1 equals 2 because 4 is 100 in binary notation, which is shifted one bit to the right, giving us 10 = 2

Answer 2

Javascript Bitwise Operators

Left shift a << b Shifts a in binary representation b (< 32) bits to the left, shifting in zeros from the right.

Sign-propagating right shift a >> b Shifts a in binary representation b (< 32) bits to the right, discarding bits shifted off.

Answer 3

(i=e.keyCode-37)>>2

This code is discarding the two least significant bits of i (similar to dividing by 4), and comparing the result to zero. This will be false when the key pressed is 37-40 (arrow keys), and true otherwise.